| A | B |
|---|
| cautionary | adj. Offering or serving as a warning. |
| constrain | v. To confine, inhibit, or hold back by force or necessity. |
| constraint | n. A restriction or limitation |
| flotilla | n. A fleet of boats or small ships. |
| gossamer | n. 1. Thin, sheer fabric resembling gauze. 2. A fine, filmy substance made of strands of cobweb. adj. As light and delicate as a cobweb. |
| ignominious | adj. Marked by, deserving, or causing shame or disgrace. |
| incur | v. To bring upon oneself something undesirable, such as debt. |
| liquidate | v. 1. To settle the affairs of a business, to convert into cash. 2. To get rid of; to kill or destroy. |
| magnate | n. An important, often wealthy, person prominent in a large industry or business. |
| misnomer | n. A name that does not fit. |
| onerous | adj. Burdensome; oppressive. |
| pandemonium | n. A state or place of great confusion or uproar. |
| quixotic | adj. Romantic and idealistic, but impractical. |
| tenacious | adj. Holding fast; persistent in adhering to something valued or habitual. |
| vestige | n. A trace of something that once was present. |
| zephyr | n. A light, gentle breeze. |
